Big tech really doesn’t want Lina Khan doing her job at the FTC
Facebook is following Amazon in pushing for Khan’s recusal.
On Jul 14, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Tech newsletter: Biden must fill the FCC before restoring net neutrality
Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week.
On Jul 13, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
‘It’s a fundraising grift’: Trump’s social media lawsuit roasted by legal experts
‘Trump’s suit is DOA.’
On Jul 8, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Hours after hockey player dies in fireworks accident, team profile still has cannon blastcover photo
‘Please shut up at this time.’
On Jul 5, 2021 by P.J. West
‘You know you’re shaking things up when they come after you’: Hacker takes over top accounts on new pro-Trump app GETTR
The hacker says more vulnerabilities remain.
On Jul 5, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Majority of Americans don’t think you should be able to sue social media companies for what users post, report finds
The question is at the heart of the Section 230 discussion.
On Jul 2, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Former Trump aide launches ‘GETTR,’ the latest attempt at MAGA social media
Donald Trump has yet to join ‘GETTR.’
On Jul 1, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Judge halts Florida’s social media law
The judge agreed the law likely violated the First Amendment.
On Jul 1, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Facebook is ending exemptions for politicians who break its rules
Critics say the policy change has taken ‘far too long.’
On Jun 4, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Teen lured into filming TikTok videos, drugged and sexually assaulted
The luring of young girls via social media into human trafficking has become an epidemic.
On Jun 3, 2021 by Kahron Spearman
Trump joins countless others by quitting blogging after no one reads them
Maybe he should have tried pivoting to video.
On Jun 2, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Tech newsletter: Internet provider sued for lying about speed
On May 25, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Man who occupied Palestinian woman’s home said he wanted to ‘nuke’ Gaza on Facebook
‘From his public posts, I found a party animal, Kahanist, Trump-supporter, and COVID-truther.’
On May 25, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Florida to fine social media sites that ban candidates under new law
Legal experts argue that the new law will almost certainly be challenged in court.
On May 24, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Man targeted by D.C. police for sharing hacked data speaks out
He says he was targeted because of how widespread his posts were shared.
On May 18, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
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